Help identifying Bare Knuckle pickups

[STLMTLHD79]

I just picked up this mid 2000s Jackson DK2M for super cheap. It has been tinkered with quite a bit but the bones were solid. At first look i thought somebody stripped the good parts for cheap replacement pickups. I unscrewed them and they are some kind of set of Bare Knuckle pickups. From what I gather, you can have any kind of pole piece setup, so i will probably have to take a reading.
The pickups have some wear on the bobbins so I am thinking they have been in this guitar for quite a while, so probably one of their earlier models.

 

[beaubrummels]

Juggernaut and Silo are the only ones with two rows of hex, but without measuring who knows. Could even be a discontinued model or custom pair.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Yah, likely to be the Juggernaut set, I think. Or they could be Silos; not sure how long those have been around.
Juggernauts are popular and AFAIK they were one of the earlier offerings years ago.
DCRs will tell you. Or take a look at the backs...

I like Bare Knuckle. Have three sets now: Rebel Yell, Holy Diver, and Polymath.
Played my PRS loaded with the Polymaths in Woodstock on Saturday night.

 

[orpheo]

Juggernaut and Silo are the only ones with two rows of hex, but without measuring who knows. Could even be a discontinued model or custom pair.

No, that is incorrect I'm afraid. Hex is a choice you get, if you want.

The only 2row screw pickups BKP offers are:

Juggernaut
Aftermath
Silo
Warpig

If it's old, all but the Silo are an option.

Measure the pickups, I'd say. if it's a Warpig, the bridge is like 20k. if it's an Aftermath, the neck pickup will measure around 11.5k, where the Jug's neck is around 8.8K. Bridge Aftermath is 14.5K, Jug bridge is 13.3K.

 

[orpheo]

Yah, likely to be the Juggernaut set, I think. Or they could be Silos; not sure how long those have been around.
Juggernauts are popular and AFAIK they were one of the earlier offerings years ago.
DCRs will tell you. Or take a look at the backs...

I like Bare Knuckle. Have three sets now: Rebel Yell, Holy Diver, and Polymath.
Played my PRS loaded with the Polymaths in Woodstock on Saturday night.

backs show very little. No type on the back. They should start that, come to think of it.

I love the Holydiver and Silo; they're like a JB/Jazz set but cleaner, clearer. The Holydiver is a touch hotter and fatter than the Silo. Polymath is amazing. But my favorites are the Stormy Mondays. I discovered through those that I just dig PAF's. Mules are too fat for me, Riff Raff too bright. Cold Sweat is like a grittier Rebel Yell (which in itself is like a fatter Custom5/'59 set). Crawler is like a hotter PAF without the added thickness, no sludge! The VH2 feels like a Pearly Gates to me, the Black Dog is just too fat and sludgy for me. Greeny is like the Stormy Monday: clean, clear, and 'sweet'.

I think I tried 'm all...

 

[beaubrummels]

No, that is incorrect I'm afraid. Hex is a choice you get, if you want.

The only 2row screw pickups BKP offers are:

Juggernaut
Aftermath
Silo
Warpig

If it's old, all but the Silo are an option.

Measure the pickups, I'd say. if it's a Warpig, the bridge is like 20k. if it's an Aftermath, the neck pickup will measure around 11.5k, where the Jug's neck is around 8.8K. Bridge Aftermath is 14.5K, Jug bridge is 13.3K.

On the BK web site, Aftermath and Warpig are filisters, not hex. I mentioned it could be a custom order also.

 

[Seashore]

On the BK web site, Aftermath and Warpig are filisters, not hex. I mentioned it could be a custom order also.

There is no standard option. You can order filisters or hex poles for any of their pickups.

 

[orpheo]

On the BK web site, Aftermath and Warpig are filisters, not hex. I mentioned it could be a custom order also.

BKP doesn't make a differentiation between fillister and hex. You can pick and choose whatever you like. The photos don't represent a standard look, at all. They have screws in two lengths, so the amount of metal for long fillister or long hex (or short, of course) remains the same. I've ordered and handled close to 2500 BKP's at this point. I promise: screw/screw coil setup matters, what goes in, does not. NOt to them, anyway.

 

[STLMTLHD79]

I did a reading on the pickups today with my brand new multimeter:

Bridge: 21.7K
Neck: 16.64K

Im guessing Warpig set?

 

[Seashore]

I did a reading on the pickups today with my brand new multimeter:

Bridge: 21.7K
Neck: 16.64K

Im guessing Warpig set?

Yup, that's correct. Those are great pickups. More flexible than the name and reading might suggest.